How to make "melt in your mouth" sugar cookies

Gather all the ingredients and supplies. You will also need: cooking spray, cookie cutters, rolling pin, parchment paper, spatula, mixing bowls, etc. Optional: food coloring, sprinkles, duct tape

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

Soften the 2 sticks of margarine by microwaving them for 20 seconds.

Mix together: 1 c. margarine (2 sticks), 1 c. white sugar, 1 c. powdered sugar

Add & stir: 2 eggs, 1 tsp. salt, 1 c. vegetable oil, 2 tsp. vanilla extract

Add: 4 c. & 4 Tbsp. flour, 1 tsp. baking soda, 1 tsp. cream of tartar. Mix everything together until you can't see any white specks of flour in the dough.

Refrigerate the dough. (This is very important. It must stay cold otherwise it will stick to the rolling pin when you try to roll it out!)

Place a sheet of parchment paper down on the counter. Tape down the edges so that it will stay put when you roll out the dough later (this is especially helpful if you're baking alone!)

Pour flour on the rolling pin. (This helps keep the pin from sticking to the dough)

Take a handful of dough out of the fridge and flatten it with the rolling pin.

Immediately place the bowl of dough back in the refrigerator to keep it cold! (It's almost impossible to successfully roll it out when it's warm!)

Cut out fun shapes with your cookie cutters!

Use either a spatula or your fingers (whichever is easier) to remove the cookie shape from the flattened dough.

Grease the cookie sheet(s) with cooking spray. Lightly spray the entirety of the pan (so the baked cookies won't stick to it).

Place the cookies on a cookie sheet. Try to keep them at least an inch apart because they'll expand in the oven.

Repeat steps 10-15 until all of the dough is gone. (Or refrigerate the remaining dough to save it for another time. Or eat it raw :)) The recipe will make about 75 small cookies.

Bake the cookies for approximately 8-10 minutes or until they become a golden brown.

Now it's time to make a yummy buttercream frosting to ice the sugar cookies with! (The recipe is on the side of the Domino's confectioners sugar box)

Mix together: 3 & 3/4 c. powdered/confectioners sugar, 1/2 c. softened margarine (1 stick), 4 Tbsp. milk, 1 tsp. vanilla extract.

Optional: Add food coloring to the icing if you would rather have it be colorful instead of just plain white!

Check on the cookies in the oven to make sure they haven't burned. (Because oven temperatures vary, they may be ready before the 8 minutes is up!)

Once the cookies are done, let them cool for 15-20 minutes.

Ice the cookies with the buttercream frosting!

Arrange the cookies on plates for further decoration. Make sure not to overlap them while they're still drying.

Decorate the cookies with sprinkles, or leave them plain, whatever you so desire!

You did it! Now congratulate yourself on a job well done & enjoy a delicious, melt in your mouth sugar cookie! :)